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		riolu on Feb 18, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Making macOS Apps Uninstallable Apps that install persistent services typically check if the .app bundle exists in applications so in most cases just trashing the .app is enough to stop any errant left overs from executing.

klodolph on Feb 18, 2023 [–]

What I mean is that you may have moved the app to a USB drive or something, and so the stuff in ~/Library should remain.

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